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This is before I really knew that trans men existed
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This is before I really knewthat trans men existed, and watching the film recently, I felt...

This is before I really knew
that trans men existed, and watching the film recently, I felt super connected to Brandon

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This is before I really knew that trans men existed,
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and watching the film recently,
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I felt super connected to Brandon.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:35
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Bow + Arrow Entertainment,Field of Vision,Fork Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,California Humanites,Independent Film Producers (IFP)

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
Right? To be drinking beers, to be opening doors for girls... - Disclosure 00:05
Right? To be drinking beers, to be opening doors for girls.....
My girlfriend at the time said, "Want me to come?" - Disclosure 00:17
My girlfriend at the time said, "Want me to come?"
♪ Boys don't cry ♪ - Disclosure 00:17
♪ Boys don't cry ♪
It took me a long time to watch it, - Disclosure 00:05
It took me a long time to watch it,
I'll do it! I'll do it! Tom, just turn the light off. I'll do it! - Disclosure 00:04
I'll do it! I'll do it! Tom, just turn the light o...
I mean, you know, there's a rape scene in there that's very brutal, - Disclosure 00:10
I mean, you know, there's a rape scene in there that�...
Like, it was just... That was... That was a lot to try to process, - Disclosure 00:07
Like, it was just... That was... That was a lot to try to pr...
After I saw that film, - Disclosure 00:10
After I saw that film,
I hear people say, "But it's based on a true story." - Disclosure 00:11
I hear people say, "But it's based on a true story...
I didn't relate to the film as much because I had seen the documentary first, - Disclosure 00:08
I didn't relate to the film as much because I had seen ...
A relative discovered the murder victims Friday - Disclosure 00:05
A relative discovered the murder victims Friday
The victims were Teena Brandon of Lincoln, - Disclosure 00:08
The victims were Teena Brandon of Lincoln,
But there was also the Phillip DeVine erasure - Disclosure 00:05
But there was also the Phillip DeVine erasure
If you can imagine the terror of sitting in that other room, - Disclosure 00:10
If you can imagine the terror of sitting in that other room,
There was a Black man there who got killed, - Disclosure 00:12
There was a Black man there who got killed,
Because it's this-- it's-- it's the erasure of-- of Black people. - Disclosure 00:04
Because it's this-- it's-- it's the erasure o...
So it's like you can't have, like, queer trans people and Blackness - Disclosure 00:05
So it's like you can't have, like, queer trans peo...
Again, this is taking away representation. - Disclosure 00:04
Again, this is taking away representation.
They're telling me that I can't exist - Disclosure 00:06
They're telling me that I can't exist
I can't bring all of this in at the same time. - Disclosure 00:04
I can't bring all of this in at the same time.